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1
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Date of Magna Carta

A

1215

2
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What were the four main courts following the Norman Conquest?

A

Court of Exchequer, Court of Common Pleas, Court of King’s Bench
Assize Courts

3
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What ensured equity law stands above common law?

A

Earl of Oxford’s Case 1615

4
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What acts combined equity and common law in the same courts?

A

Judicature Acts 1873-1875

5
Q

What created the county courts?

A

County Courts Act 1846

6
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What created the crown courts and abolished the assize system?

A

Courts Act 1971

7
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What gave common law courts the power to grant equitable remedies?

A

Common Law Procedure Act 1854

8
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What gave Court of Chancery power to grant damages?

A

Chancery Amendment Act 1858

9
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What two cases entrenched Parliamentary supremacy over court etc law?

A

Burmah Oil Ltd v Lord Advocate 1964

British Railways Board v Pickin 1974

10
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When did the UK agree to join the European Community?

A

When it signed the European Communities Act 1972

11
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When did the UK actually join the EC?

A

1st January 1973

12
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When did the Human Rights Act come into force?

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2 October 2000

13
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When was the Human Rights Act agreed?

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1998